The video was taken by Metis on October 12, 2022. Metis is the only instrument capable of seeing such subtle features of the ...

Solar wind rains down on Earth's atmosphere constantly ... Metis is a coronagraph: it blocks the direct light coming from the sun's surface to be able to see the much fainter light scattering ...

This is exciting news for aurora enthusiasts, as the expected G2-level storm could bring northern lights as far south ... a turbulent area in the solar wind where fast-moving streams collide ...